New York, NY—NBC put on two projects, the making of this project and then a week later the live play. This was a classic film with Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews .   It was based on a great World War Two inspired story of the von Trapp family.   Okay I much preferred the show about making the show better than the show itself.   The first problem was ridicules miscasting of the talented singer Audra McDonald as Mother Abbess.   It was beyond dopy to cast an African-American woman as the Austrian Catholic Mother Superior.   Was this some sick idea of political correctness?   This was distracting to say the least.    Carrie Underwood was wonderful as was Stephen Moyer .   Underwood is a versatile performer.   The cameras all loved her and she delivered.  This despite her pure American persona rather than being a European like the real deal.  The Children were adorable and I can only imagine how ...